chew

vb. chew the food: chew the cud,i.e. meditate,reflect, ruminate mentally 反刍，（转义）沉思，反思，左思右想。
△As. 4. 3. 103(101):“Chewing the food of sweet andbitter fancy(= love)，”i.e. ruminating upon the bit-ter-sweet taste of love.在心里思量着爱情的又苦又甜的滋味。
chewed,swallowed,and digested: i.e. ruminated,re-solved upon,and thoroughly arranged咀嚼过，吞咽过，并且消化了。（比喻）反复思考过，下了决心，并且做出全面安排。
△H.V.2.2.56:“Capital crimes,chewed,swallowed,and digested，”经过深思熟虑、下定决心并且全面安排好的弥天大罪。

chew[tʃu:]

v. 咀嚼，深思，细想，考虑
◇ bit off more than one can chew 贪多嚼不烂
chew sb.out 严厉责备某人
chew the cud 深思，细想
chew over 仔细考虑
chew the fat闲谈，聊天
‖ chewing gun n. 口香糖